Matt Rayburn, who lives across the street, said he was "pretty much shocked" to learn about the activity in such a rural area.

Police said the probe began when they received tips about the activity going on in the parking lot.

"A lot of times, girls are taken from rural areas, are kidnapped by these johns and taken to other cities, where they are put out on other Internet sites and prostituted," DeForte said. "This is a community problem. This is everybody's problems these days."